Subject: URGENT: Top conservatives in Colorado this weekend--crash the secret party!
From: "Alan Franklin, ProgressNow Colorado" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:36:28 -0500 (CDT)

ProgressNow Colorado

Dear Neighbor,

Two of the biggest right-wing money men in America have organized a
secret conference of top conservative donors, pundits, and elected
officials this weekend near Vail. In January, more than 1,500 people
protested a similar event held in Palm Springs, California--just
before the Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch, launched their war
on teachers and public employees in Wisconsin.

The Koch brothers are major funders of right-wing fringe groups who
make up the so-called Tea Party, and wield tremendous influence in
conservative politics. The Koch brothers have provided millions of
dollars to fund recent attempts to privatize Medicare and Social
Security. Previous Koch conferences have featured a virtual "who's
who" of right-wing politics, from Ann Coulter to Justice Clarence
Thomas. And after the unexpected and lively protest of their last
conference, you can understand why they tried very hard to keep the
latest one quiet.

This Sunday through Tuesday near Vail, the Koch brothers will host an
invitation-only discussion between wealthy funders and right-wing
elected officials to develop their plans to spend tens of millions of
dollars of corporate money on the 2012 elections. Many Colorado
conservative officials and donors can be expected to attend. In the
aftermath of the Citizens United decision, unprecedented amounts of
corporate money is expected to be funneled into the political process
next year.

On Sunday, let's show them we mean business too.

Colorado Common Cause, ProgressNow Colorado, and progressives
throughout the state are quickly organizing a protest of the Koch
brothers' secret conference near Vail. Meet in Avon, Colorado right
below the Ritz-Carlton at Bachelor Gulch on Sunday from 11 AM to 1 PM
to speak out against their corporate assault on the middle
class.  We'll meet up at Nottingham Lake Park located a 1
Lake Street, Avon (click here for a Google Map). An RSVP is not
necessary, but you can get important details and updates on the event
at this Facebook event page.

http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=80bT4BAKQtjt94BGkUzpjQ..
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=3lHNfKwmncK0ZGwWWoCewg..

Please bring signs, and be prepared for a peaceful and family-friendly
protest event. Some sign suggestions from our friends at Common Cause
include "UnVail the Kochs", "Corporations are not
people", "Koch + Thomas = Supreme Conflict",
"Reverse Citizens United", "Money does not equal
speech" and "Stop the War on the Middle Class." Or
come up with your own--you get the theme, we're all living it right
now.

Thanks--beautiful weather is forecast for Avon on Sunday! I know this
is short notice, but the Koch brothers tried very hard to suppress
information about this event, in hopes of avoiding the protest and
public exposure they received in January. No one outside the few
conservative insiders attending knew about it before Wednesday. But
now, we need everyone who cares about our nation's future to speak
out.

We'll see you there!

Sincerely,

Alan Franklin

PS. Learn more about the Koch brothers and the huge power they wield
in conservative politics: click here to visit Common Cause's resource
page.
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=LFCE6dwXtp06dIItI2IXLw..

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